Dr Jamil Ahmed is a public health professional and he did his medical degree from Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro in 2002. He then completed his post graduation in Community Medicine from the department of Community health the sciences (CHS) Aga Khan University (AKU) Karachi in 2009. In 2010 received the prestigious World Bank graduate scholarship award to study Masters in Public Health from the Nuffiled Center for international Health and Development (NCIHD) at the university of Leeds UK. He completed the Masters and joined Health services Academy in the year 2011.
He worked in multiple projects in the department of CHS at AKU. Most notable included the pioneering public private mix model on increasing the Tuberculosis case detection and implementation in a district of Sindh which was funded through TDR grant of WHO. He also worked in projects, surveys and research studies related to immunization, Hepatitis-B, Child Health and nutrition. He has done consultancies to write some international and national reports including the TB report for WHO, road traffic injuries report for EMRO-WHO and water and hygiene report for Water Aid UK.
He also possesses teaching experience and has been involved in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has written his FCPS and MPH dissertation on the subject of malnutrition in children in Pakistan. He has been published in peer reviewed scientific papers internationally and nationally. He is contributing in writing proposals and implementing projects at HSA.
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MPH dissertation: Interventions to control chronic under-nutrition among children under-5 years of age in Pakistan
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FCPS dissertation: Prevalence of Physical, Dietary and Other Environmental Factors In school And home Associated with Overweight and Obesity Among 11-16 Year Old Children of Pakistan- a cross sectional study (accepted for FCPS-II)
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Public private mix model in enhancing Tuberculosis case detection in District Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan; report written for Tropical disease research, World Health Organization (W.H.O)
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Coauthor: “Status Report on road Traffic Injuries in eastern Mediterranean region (EMR 2010)”
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Consultancy and report “assessment of the prevailing water, sanitation and hygiene related behaviours and practices and water quality in two union councils of Gujranwala city; Pakistan” funded by WaterAid UK.
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Evaluation of a health facility in Karachi by the department of Community Health Sciences.
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Jamil Ahmed, Vikram Mehraj, Maliha Naseer, Ahmed Laghari: Prevalence of and factors associated with obesity among Pakistani school children-A-school based cross sectional study (Accepted in EMHJ, WHO)
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Ramesh Kumar, Jamil Ahmed, Babar Shaikh, Assad Hafeez and Rehan Hafeez: Job Satisfaction among Public Health Professionals Working in Public Sector: A Cross sectional Study from Pakistan (under review in BMC-HRH)
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Ramesh Kumar, Ejaz Ahmed Khan, Jamil Ahmed, Zulifiqar Khan, Mohamed Magan, Nousheen, Ibrahim Mughal2 Healthcare Waste Management (HCWM) in Pakistan: Current Situation and Training Options Journal Ayub Med Col, Feb 2012
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Jamil Ahmed, Tahir Taj, Shiraz Shaikh, Sajid Ali, Tobacco smoking and factors associated with it among 6-10 grade school students in an urban Taluka of Sind, Pakistan JCPSP Nov 2011
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Jamil Ahmed and Babar T Shaikh; The state of affairs at primary health care facilities in Pakistan: Where is the State’s Stewardship? Eastern Mediterranean Region Health Journal July 2011
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Shiraz Shaikh, Tahir Taj, Ambreen Kazi, Jamil Ahmed and Zafar Fatmi Assessment of Expanded program of immunization (EPI) among 1-4 year old children of a rural Taluka of Sind: a cross sectional study JCPSP Dec 2010.
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Jamil Ahmed, Mubashir Ahmed, A Laghari, Wasdev Lohana, Sajid Ali, Zafar Fatmi, “Public private mix model in enhancing Tuberculosis case detection in District Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan” JPMA, Vol. 59, No. 2, February 2009
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Mubashir Ahmed, zafar fatmi, Sajid Ali and Jamil Ahmed; Knowledge attitude and practice of Tuberculosis among general practitioners of a rural district of Sind, Pakistan, JAMC, 2009
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Jamil Ahmed, Babar T. Shaikh; “An all time low Budget for health care in Pakistan” JCPSP June 2008 Vol. 8 Num 6
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Jamil ahmed, Babar T. Shaikh; The Many Faces Of Supplier Induced Demand In Healthcare, Iranian Journal of Public Health Issue Number: Vol. 38 , No. 2 Year: 2009
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Jamil Ahmed, Vikram Mehraj; Are We Prepared To Meet the Growing Challenges of Disasters? JAMC Oct-Dec 2007
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Jamil Ahmed, Babar T. Shaikh; Global research collaboration for priority setting in health systems in developing Countries, JPMA, July 2008
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Jamil Ahmed, Vikram Mehraj and Ahmed Laghari, “Improving the Social Determinants of Health” JLUMHS May-Aug 2008
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Tahir Taj, Jamil Ahmed, Ambreen Kazi, Shiraz Shaikh and Zafar Fatmi, Determinants of Coverage of Hepatitis B vaccine among children of 4-15 years in a district of Pakistan: a cross sectional study of 648 subjects (under review by McGill Journal of Medicine)
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Jamil Ahmed (2009), “Prevalence Of Physical, Dietary and Other Environmental Factors In School And Home Associated With Overweight and Obesity Among 11-16 Year Old Children Of Pakistan” for poster presentation at International society of pediatric and adolescent Diabetes, Buenos Aires 27-31 Oct 2010
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Jamil Ahmed (2009), Prevalence of and factors associated with tobacco smoking among school children aged 11-17 Years in Pakistan "Smoke Free Futures: Tobacco Control Conference 2010" on 11th and 12th October 2010 at Cardiff, Wales
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Jamil Ahmed (2009), “Prevalence Of Physical, Dietary And Other Environmental Factors In School And Home Associated With Overweight and Obesity Among 11-16 Year Old Children Of Pakistan”1st International Diabetes and Obesity Forum October 21 – 23, Athens, Greece.
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Jamil Ahmed (2009), ‘‘Prevalence of and factors associated with the tobacco smoking among school children aged 11-17 Years in Pakistan ‘’ accepted for presentation (Oral) at the 3rd International Conference entitled “Children and youth in changing Societies’ Greece Dec 2010
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Jamil Ahmed (2009), “Prevalence Of Physical, Dietary And Other Environmental Factors In School And Home Associated With Overweight and Obesity Among 11-16 Year Old Children Of Pakistan”, 3rd International WHO Conference on Children’s Health and the Environment, Republic of Korea, 7-10 Jun 2009
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Coverage of Hepatitis B vaccine among children of 4-15 years of age in district Khairpur: a cross sectional study; PGME conference 2009, AKU Pakistan
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Jamil Ahmed (2006) Public Private Mix Model Enhancing Tuberculosis case detection through involving private practitioners-District Thatta; Sindh, Poster presentation AKU Health Sciences research Assembly 2007
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Jamil Ahmed (2006) Public Private Mix Model Enhancing Tuberculosis case detection through involving private practitioners-District Thatta; Sindh: Oral Presentation, 3rd International Scientific Conference of Aga Khan University, East Africa: Countdown 2015: Meeting Health- and Education-Related MDGs
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Jamil Ahmed (2006) Public Private Mix Model Enhancing Tuberculosis case detection through involving private practitioners-District Thatta; Sindh, Poster presentation International Symposium on Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Global Perspectives: Local Solutions Aga Khan University, Karachi Nov 10 – 13, 2008
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Jamil Ahmed (2006) Public Private Mix Model Enhancing Tuberculosis case detection through involving private practitioners
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